The 20 Best Epilepsy Juvenile Absence Doctors Near Me in Washington, US

Find the Top Epilepsy Juvenile Absence Experts and Specialists

Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 39 doctor with experience in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence near Washington, US. Of these, 37 are Experienced and 2 are Advanced.

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    Ednea A. Simon
    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Neurology | Pediatrics
    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Neurology | Pediatrics

    Swedish Pediatric Neuroscience Center

    550 17th Avenue, Suite 540, 
    Seattle, WA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Portuguese
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Simon strives to provide compassionate medical care to children with an individual treatment tailored to their unique medical needs, environment, and expectations. She values a team approach in the treatment of each child with close participation of family and multidisciplinary providers. Dr. Simon was selected by Seattle Magazine and Seattle Met Magazine as a Top Doctor. Dr. Simon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy Juvenile Absence. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+).

    Advanced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Advanced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence

    Uw Medicine/Valley Medical Center

    400 S 43rd St, 
    Renton, WA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    David Vossler is a Neurologist in Renton, Washington. Dr. Vossler is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy Juvenile Absence. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Awake Craniotomy.

    Advanced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Pediatric Neurology
    Advanced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Pediatric Neurology
    112 Columbia Point Drive, Suite 103, 
    Richland, WA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    M Haws is a Pediatric Neurologist in Richland, Washington. Dr. Haws is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy Juvenile Absence. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy Juvenile Absence, Aphantasia, and Absence Seizure. Dr. Haws is currently accepting new patients.

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    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Pediatric Neurology
    112 Columbia Point Drive, Suite 103, 
    Richland, WA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Luis Cantu is a Pediatric Neurologist in Richland, Washington. Dr. Cantu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy Juvenile Absence. His top areas of expertise are Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, Seizures, Epilepsy Juvenile Absence, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Cantu is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Pediatric Neurology
    112 Columbia Point Drive, Suite 103, 
    Richland, WA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Wendy Eastman is a Pediatric Neurologist in Richland, Washington. Dr. Eastman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy Juvenile Absence. Her top areas of expertise are Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Seizures, Memory Loss, and Landau-Kleffner Syndrome. Dr. Eastman is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    4800 Sand Point Way Northeast, 
    Seattle, WA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Lorie Hamiwka is a Neurologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Hamiwka is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy Juvenile Absence. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Absence Seizure. Dr. Hamiwka is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Pediatric Neurology

    Seattle Children's Hospital

    4800 Sand Point Way NE, 
    Seattle, WA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Russell Saneto is a Pediatric Neurologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Saneto is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy Juvenile Absence. His top areas of expertise are Leigh Syndrome, Epilepsy, Epilepsy in Children, and West Syndrome.

    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    550 Gage Blvd, Suite 101, 
    Richland, WA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Archana Patel is a Pediatrics provider in Richland, Washington. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy Juvenile Absence. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, Epilepsy in Children, and Memory Loss.

    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Neurology
    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Neurology

    Uw Medicine/Harborview Medical Center

    325 9th Ave, 
    Seattle, WA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    John Miller is a Neurologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Miller is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy Juvenile Absence. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE), and Partial Seizure.

    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Neurology
    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Neurology

    Multicare Adult Epilepsy Center-Tacoma

    316 Martin Luther King Jr Way Ste 408, 
    Tacoma, WA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Laura Lynam is a Neurologist in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Lynam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy Juvenile Absence. Her top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, Dravet Syndrome, and Photosensitive Epilepsy.

    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence

    Uw Medicine/Valley Medical Center

    400 S 43rd St, 
    Renton, WA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Krista Kawaguchi is a Neurologist in Renton, Washington. Dr. Kawaguchi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy Juvenile Absence. Her top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence

    Gme Office University Of Washington

    1959 NE Pacific St, 
    Seattle, WA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Elisabeth Simard is a Neurologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Simard is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy Juvenile Absence. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Myoclonic Epilepsy, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Awake Craniotomy.

    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    105 West 8th Avenue, Suite 318C, 
    Spokane, WA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Timothy Powell is a Neurologist in Spokane, Washington. Dr. Powell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy Juvenile Absence. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, Epilepsy, Dravet Syndrome, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Powell is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Neurology
    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Neurology

    Seattle Children's Hospital

    4800 Sand Point Way NE, 
    Seattle, WA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    James Owens is a Neurologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Owens is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy Juvenile Absence. His top areas of expertise are Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Tuberous Sclerosis, Seizures, and West Syndrome.

    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    1100 Goethals Drive, Suite B, 
    Richland, WA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Anitha Raghunath is a Neurologist in Richland, Washington. Dr. Raghunath is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy Juvenile Absence. Her top areas of expertise are Tension Headache, Memory Loss, Epilepsy, and Cerebellar Degeneration. Dr. Raghunath is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Pediatric Neurology

    Mary Bridge Children's Neurology-Tacoma

    1112 6th Ave Ste 100, 
    Tacoma, WA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kevin Joseph is a Pediatric Neurologist in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Joseph is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy Juvenile Absence. His top areas of expertise are Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, Lafora Disease, Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome, and Dravet Syndrome.

    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence

    Office

    1940 116th Ave NE Ste 200B, 
    Bellevue, WA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Okonkwo is a Neurologist in Bellevue, Washington. Dr. Okonkwo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy Juvenile Absence. His top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Migraine, Seizures, and Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures.

    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Pediatric Neurology

    Mary Bridge Children's Neurology - Tacoma

    1112 6th Ave Ste 100, 
    Tacoma, WA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Steven Phillips is a Pediatric Neurologist in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Phillips is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy Juvenile Absence. His top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Dravet Syndrome, and Myoclonic Epilepsy.

    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Pediatric Neurology
    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Pediatric Neurology

    Tasc LLC

    1112 6th Ave Ste 100, 
    Tacoma, WA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Shrestha Gyaneshwar is a Pediatric Neurologist in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Gyaneshwar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy Juvenile Absence. His top areas of expertise are Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Aphantasia, Seizures, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
    Experienced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence

    Seattle Children's Hospital

    4800 Sand Point Way NE, 
    Seattle, WA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jason Lockrow is a Neurologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Lockrow is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy Juvenile Absence. His top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Seizures, Spasmus Nutans, and TORCH Syndrome.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Epilepsy Juvenile Absence?

    Juvenile absence epilepsy (JAE) is a genetic epilepsy with onset occurring around puberty. JAE is characterized by sporadic occurrence of absence seizures, frequently associated with a long-life prevalence of generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS) and sporadic myoclonic jerks.

    When should I see an Epilepsy Juvenile Absence doctor in Washington, US?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing an Epilepsy Juvenile Absence doctor in Washington, US?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Epilepsy Juvenile Absence doctors in Washington, US?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Epilepsy Juvenile Absence doctors in Washington, US?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with an Epilepsy Juvenile Absence doctor in Washington, US?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Epilepsy Juvenile Absence doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Epilepsy Juvenile Absence doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with an Epilepsy Juvenile Absence doctor in Washington, US?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Epilepsy Juvenile Absence doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Epilepsy Juvenile Absence doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Epilepsy Juvenile Absence doctors in Washington, US?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Epilepsy Juvenile Absence doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find an Epilepsy Juvenile Absence doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Epilepsy Juvenile Absence doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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